The wife of the hunter who killed school teacher Rosemary Ives has made an impassioned plea for the public not to judge him, but says he will accept a prison term if one is imposed.

A hunter who has admitted causing the death of Rosemary Ives says he doesn't feel he deserves to ever be happy again.

The fatal shooting of Lower Hutt teacher Rosemary Ives was one of three dangerous night hunting incidents over Labour Weekend.

More serious charges may be laid against the hunter who accidentally shot and killed teacher Rosemary Ives at a campsite last weekend.

A man who mistook a woman at a campsite before he allegedly shot and killed her is said to be devastated and is vowing to give up guns.

Anger is growing among hunters over the accidental shooting of a tramper as she was brushing her teeth.

Fellow hunters have expressed "disgust" at the actions of a man who shot dead a woman after he mistook her for a animal.

The principal of a tiny school in the Hutt Valley faces the heart-breaking task of telling pupils a popular teacher was shot dead at the weekend by a hunter stalking deer at night.

A young woman was shot in the head and killed - while she was brushing her teeth - by a hunter who thought she was an animal.

A Hamilton man will appear on court on a firearm charge after the death of a woman near Taupo last night.

The 69-year-old pig hunter who went missing last night near Wanganui has been found safe and well.

She sells high-end furniture, but knows how to gut a pig, meet a hunting guide with a difference.

A mountain trek powered by clydesdales lets you relive pioneer times.

A tidal wave of demand for game meat could drive some of Africa's last hunter-gatherers to eradicate the very wildlife that sustains them.

It wouldn't do city kids any harm to have a go at hunting.

A farmer says he will shoot poachers' dogs after seeing too many savaged livestock caused by illegal hunters on private farms.